Klimt: Exotic and Erotic—Ahead of His Time
Friday, February 14, 2020 at 9:00AM )
Gustav Klimt - Head of a Recumbent Man, Supporting Himself - 1886-88 - Black chalk, highlighted in white - 28 x 43 cm - Albertina, Vienna (click photo for larger image)Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. His goal was to call attention to contemporary Viennese artists and to call their attention to the much broader world of modern art.
Klimt’s major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects, many of which are on display in the Vienna Secession gallery. “He is still remembered as one of the greatest decorative painters of the 20th century, while also producing one of the century's most significant bodies of erotic art.” But the elegant work featured here is a testament to Klimt’s draftsmanship and subtlety—two other very important characteristics that apply to his art.
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